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New Lankan HC to Australia assumes duties Yasoja Gunasekera assuming duties last Tuesday Source : island High Commissioner-designate of Sri Lanka to Canberra, Australia, Yasoja Gunasekera, assumed duties last Tuesday (22). Addressing the staff following the assumption of duties, High Commissioner-designate Gunasekera outlined the priorities of the Government of Sri Lanka and noted the long-standing and friendly relations between Sri Lanka and Australia, as well as the way forward to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. She emphasized the need to intensify the promotion of tourism, trade and investment between the two countries and strengthen people-to-people ties. The High Commissioner-designate also highlighted the importance of ensuring the seamless delivery of consular services. She underscored the well-being of the Sri Lankan community in Australia as a top priority. She also reiterated the importance of collective efforts by the entire Mission in achieving these objectives. According to the Sri Lankan High Commission ...

Consul General-Designate of Sri Lanka to Melbourne, Australia Assumes Duties Source : slcgmel.org Pradeepa Saram, Consul General-designate of Sri Lanka to Victoria, South Australia and The State of Tasmania based in the city of Melbourne assumed duties at the Consulate of Sri Lanka on 17 th March 2025. Newly appointed Consul General Pradeepa Saram is a career diplomat, with a service spanning over 27 years across various assignments at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Missions overseas, last of which being the Additional Secretary, Overseas Administration of the Ministry. Consul General Pradeepa Saram served in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs from 1996 to 1997, and subsequently joined the Sri Lanka Foreign Service in 1998, serving as Assistant Director, Latin Americas and Consular Affairs from 1998 to 2000; Deputy Director, Overseas Administration from 2003 to 2005; Director, East Asia & Pacific from ...